Zoom News : May 09, 2024, 03:15 PM
Lok Sabha Election: Former Indian Overseas Congress President Sam Pitroda's statement comparing South Indians with Africans and North-Easterners with Chinese people has created problems for the Congress party. Seeing the growing controversy, Pitroda resigned from his post on Wednesday evening. Now Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also attacked Congress by condemning Sam Pitroda's statement. CM Yogi has said that Congress has always had a history of division. Be it the time of 1947 or the present. Let us know what else CM Yogi has said.Congress has always divided the country for power- CM YogiCM Yogi said that he is the think tank of Congress. So Sam Pitroda is naturally talking about the divide and rule policy of Congress. CM Yogi said that Congress has always divided the country for power. Congress is responsible for dividing India in 1947. Even after independence, Congress has committed the sin of dividing India in the name of caste, language and region.Congress should apologizeCM Yogi said that Sam's statement is condemnable. Congress should apologize to the people of the country for its actions. He is trying to divide the country on the basis of skin and colour. CM Yogi said that this dangerous conspiracy is being exposed in front of the country which shows the dangerous intentions of Congress. He said that in an eternal country like India, Congress should apologize to the people of the country for making this statement which insults 140 crore Indians.What did Sam Pitroda say?Sam Pitroda had said that the people of the South in India look like Africans. The people of Western India look like Arabs. People in the north look like whites and people in the east look like Chinese. Pitroda further said that in a diverse country like India, we have been living together for 70-75 years. Congress had distanced itself from the controversial statement given by Sam Pitroda.